J Trauma
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Comparative Study
Snowboard head injury: prospective study in Chino, Nagano, for two seasons from 1995 to 1997.
The popularity of snowboarding has been growing rapidly throughout the world. To date, however, the risk of head injury associated with this relatively new winter sport, especially in comparison with alpine skiing, has not been well analyzed. This study was conducted to assess the risk of head injury in snowboarding and to elucidate its features in comparison with skiing head injury. ⋯ These results indicate that snowboarders, particularly beginners, are at higher risk for head injury, frequently involving occipital impact, and could lead to more major head injuries. We propose that measures should be taken to protect the head, especially the occiput, in snowboarding.
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An accurate assessment of deep dermal burns within the first week after burn is still an unresolved clinical problem. Infrared-excited fluorescence of indocyanine green was examined as a method of early determination of burn depth. ⋯ Deep partial-thickness burns were differentiated from deep dermal full-thickness burns in a porcine skin burn model independent of body location. Diagnosis was possible between 1 and 72 hours after injury.
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Reconstructive microsurgery has been part of the treatment for severe tibial fractures for over 20 years. ⋯ In the past 5 years, the flap survival rate and the microvascular free flap operation methods were the same as they were in the 1980s, but the methods for enhancing the fracture union or reconstructing the bone defect has changed.